As President of APEX Technologies my goal is to provide the highest level of service to our clients. The company was founded in 2021 as a break-fix IT support provider, and in October 2022 we converted to a full Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP). We now offer a full suite of services and solutions catering to small-to-medium sized businesses in the Gulf South Region.Responsible for: - P&L, Revenue management and oversight - Strategic business partnerships for company operations - Strategic partnerships for driving growth - Mergers/Acquisitions strategy - Day-to-day operationsAccomplishments: - Executed on strategic plan driving gross revenue to $1m between Oct 22 to July 23 - Initiated strategic partnerships with multiple associations and large client tenant organizations to maximize growth of machines under management - Created a $2.1m book value in 11 months of operation

As the Chief Marketing Officer I am responsible for: - Inside/Outside Sales initiatives to grow our public and private sector customer base nationwide - Marketing/Advertising initiatives to increase brand awareness via traditional & online channels - Product Development initiatives to push innovation in our customer accounts - Government Relations initiatives to grow awareness of and influence change in the USDA's food & nutrition programs - Community Relations initiatives to grow our social impacts on the communities that we serve - Managing a multi-million dollar annual budget to accomplish these dutiesAccomplishments to Date: - Worked with lobbying partners to create a state-wide partnership for meal services, internships, and workforce development with the LA Community & Technical College System that is underway at multiple campuses. - Lead the current efforts to expand the company's product line to include shelf-stable and traditional meal production & manufacturing from a single solution to a multi-line set of services for Education, Senior/Elderly, Grocery, and Retail sectors in 7 states. - Created the company's first opportunities for co-packing partnerships with several Louisiana-based grocery chains. - Managed efforts to provide multiple community donations of over 10,000 meals to churches, food pantries, and K12 school districts to those in need. - Working with our lobbying partners to create legislation items to influence and change the USDA's CACFP program that has been included in current amendments under vote. - Recruited a regional sales team carrying an average $10m in new pipeline opportunities in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, South Carolina, Florida and Missouri - Regular speaker at all of our conferences and trade shows on the myriad of programs and how our customers can best leverage them for successful implementation of food/meal solutions

- Responsible for Business Development strategies and tactics that promote the company's products and services to mid-market, small enterprise, large enterprise, and SLED customers throughout the Gulf South Region.- Responsible for strategies and tactics for all public-facing marketing, lead generation, events, customer engagement, customer lifecycle, and product development.

- Responsible for a team of 4-6 individuals who market and sell to, mid-market and small enterprise clients headquartered throughout the Gulf South region (East Texas to East Coast)- Responsible for leading the division from $800k annually to over $4m annually in three years, expanding to support client locations across 10 states and Mexico. Average client agreements ranging from $44k ARR to $360k ARR- Managed services for cybersecurity, helpdesk, virtualized networks, SD-WAN, SD-BRANCH, DRaaS, IaaS, Microsoft 365.- Client stack includes Cisco Meraki, Fortinet, HPe, Aruba, SilverPeak, Nimble, NetApp, Veeam, and VMware.- Member of the Executive Management Team, overseeing and/or appointed to company marketing activities, business development, product/service development, process improvement, and more.

- Responsible for management and oversight of company operations, sales efforts, product development, and strategic partnerships for a 1-year contract to assist the CEO's expansion plans.- Recruited and managed a 3 person outside sales team to generate new revenue opportunities for mobile application development, software application development, and software maintenance agreements with mid-market and small enterprise clients.- Drove opportunities totaling $3m in net new revenue during tenure, revived the company's marketing efforts, and assisted CEO with strategic partnerships in the private and public sector.

- Developed the overall strategy & go-to-market plans for two sales teams covering Texas, Louisiana, the Gulf of Mexico for the company’s expansive catalog of satellite communications, LTE communications, data center services, IoT services, telecommunications services, and managed IT services. - Managed a small in-house digital team for marketing content, events, and digital marketing.- Tactical responsibilities included lead generation focused activities, company brand development in new verticals, press events, and public speaking at client-centric events. - In conjunction with the CTO, responsible for the Product Development department, creating a set of systems and processes for the entire lifecycle of the product/service catalog for white-labeled offerings, cloud-based offerings, and data center offerings. - Managed all vendor relationships, MDF, training/certification needs for staff.- Generated more than $20 million in sales opportunities over 3.5 years.

- Handled all SMB sales & marketing, developed new product offerings, and worked with executive management to develop a long-term strategy for company growth.- Managed a team of 2-3 outside sales reps focused on selling the company's managed IT services, cloud services, and security services.- As part of building the company brand - Created TechX, a conference & trade show owned by Transformyx that attracted over 3,000 attendees in 2011 and 2012 to the Baton Rouge River Center with major sponsorship from HP, Cisco, and other technology manufacturers that drove multiple 6-figure opportunities into the company.- As part of building the company brand - Created and hosted Transformyx LIVE a weekly talk radio show on 107.3FM that featured talk and commentary on technology and innovation.

- Acquired the assets of Truistic Solutions and rebranded as SimplifyIT, a managed services provider based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with offices and employees in Houston, Texas.- Continued the selling and marketing of managed IT services, Microsoft, Cisco, and merged the company through acquisition into Transformyx.

- Co-launched start-up managed IT services firm from $0 to $90k in monthly recurring revenue in 8 months. - Handled all sales & marketing efforts, website, collateral, digital media.- Hired & managed 4 IT support techs to support our client base in Louisiana & Texas.- Implemented Kaseya, Intermedia, Acronis and other early managed IT service platforms.

- Managed a sales team of 4 at the smallest and 17 (in multiple states) at the largest points during my tenure. Responsible for KPIs, ROI, and Pipeline development activities.- Managed product development and marketing of the company's flagship product DynaSite.net CMS to commercial and public sector clients in Louisiana.- Assisted with the national & international marketing effort for providing DynaSite.net CMS to large hosting providers and telecommunications companies as a white-labeled offering to their customers.- Oversaw all aspects of company marketing, including company events, public speaking, etc.